Table 3 High versus low SES schools/districts: injury reports to New Jersey Safe Schools state-law based surveillance, 12/1998-12/2013
Characteristic | High SESn (%) | Low SES n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 1,315 (72.0) | 58 (65.2) | 0.160 |
Female | 512 (28.0) | 31 (34.8) | |
Treatment | |||
Hospital | 697 (54.9) | 49 (68.1) | 0.029 |
Doctor | 572 (45.1) | 23 (31.9) | |
Injured Body Part | |||
Finger | 675 (37.4) | 47 (53.4) | 0.140 |
Hand | 191 (10.6) | 8 (9.1) | |
Multiple | 180 (10.0) | 8 (9.1) | |
Arm | 61 (3.4) | 2 (2.3) | |
Head | 53 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
Knee | 31 (1.7) | 2 (2.3) | |
Ankle | 48 (2.7) | 1 (1.1) | |
Eye | 136 (7.5) | 7 (8.0) | |
Foot | 68 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
Back | 48 (2.7) | 2 (2.3) | |
Face | 42 (2.3) | 3 (3.4) | |
Other | 273 (15.1) | 8 (9.1) | |
Injury Type | |||
Fracture | 64 (3.8) | 6 (6.8) | 0.481 |
Burn | 162 (9.7) | 9 (10.2) | |
Bruise/Bump | 58 (3.5) | 2 (2.3) | |
Sprain | 85 (5.1) | 5 (5.7) | |
Puncture | 64 (3.8) | 7 (8.0) | |
Multiple | 141 (8.4) | 9 (10.2) | |
Abrasion | 43 (2.6) | 2 (2.3) | |
Cut/Laceration | 724 (43.4) | 34 (38.6) | |
Other | 330 (19.7) | 14 (15.9) | |
Injury Cause | |||
Struck Against | 281 (16.1) | 11 (12.6) | 0.039 |
Caught In /Under/Between | 100 (5.7) | 13 (14.9) | |
Extreme Temperature | 137 (7.9) | 8 (9.2) | |
Rubbed/Abraded | 45 (2.6) | 2 (2.3) | |
Fall (Same Level) | 80 (4.6) | 6 (6.9) | |
Struck By | 617 (35.4) | 24 (27.6) | |
Multiple | 54 (3.1) | 3 (3.4) | |
Other | 431 (24.7) | 20 (23.0) | |
Severity | |||
Non-Disabling | 1,168 (68.0) | 62 (70.5) | 0.870 |
Temporary Disabling | 549 (32.0) | 26 (29.5) | |
Permanently Disabling | 1 (0.10) | 0 (0.0) | |
PPE | |||
Yes | 246 (53.2) | 15 (55.6) | 0.400 |
No | 216 (46.8) | 12 (44.4) | |